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ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS
"But although passions run high in Nicholas Hytner's magnificently controlled production, self-indulgent emoting has been banished. With a crack cast led by a spellbinding Helen Mirren in the title role, this is a night to relish.
On stage, you realize she's not tall but the ramrod-backed status she showed in "The Queen" is once again so high that she commands the space. That gives her the bedrock for real anguish that comes not from external handwringing but from the gut. Climaxes of love and self-loathing catapult her into physical action, but for much of the two hours, she flays herself alive while remaining unbending.
Mirren exemplifies the production's strength by always acting her character's immediate need instead of showing off the resulting emotions the text arouses. Instead of merely admiring her skill at say, tears and tantrums, the audience is held rapt -- caught up in Phedre's brilliantly plotted journey through desire and deceit.” - VARIETY. USA.
'WE HAVEN'T SEEN HELEN MIRREN GIVE A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE SINCE 2003, BUT THE YEARS BEFORE THE CAMERAS HAVE'NT DIMMED HER POWER TO FILL A LARGE STAGE OR RIVET A FIRST NIGHT AUDIENCE."
- THE TIMES. LONDON. 12/06/09.
'NICHOLAS HYTNER'S DIRECTION IS FAULTLESS. MIRREN'S PHEDRE IS ALTERNATELY REGAL,ABJECT,DELUDEDLY OPTIMISTIC,SCHEMING. MAGNIFICENT."
- SUNDAY TIMES. LONDON. 14/06/09.
'DAME HELEN...A CLASS ACT.... A FINE ACTRESS IN HER PRIME"
- DAILY MAIL. LONDON. 12/06/09
'THE TITLE ROLE IS A MAGNIFICENT ONE FOR A MATURE ACTRESS. IF MIRREN DOES'NT DOMINATE THE EVENING THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE NICOLAS HYTNER'S MODERN DRESS PRODUCTION IS IMPECCABLY CAST ACROSS THE BOARD. A RARE, BRILLIANT TREAT".
- DAILY EXPRESS. 12/06/09.
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